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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are lightening" is not correct in standard written English.
It may be an attempt to refer to the process of becoming lighter or to the phenomenon of lightning, but it lacks clarity and grammatical accuracy.
Example: "The clouds are lightening as the storm passes."
Alternatives: "are brightening" or "are becoming lighter."
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are lightening
verb
To alleviate; to reduce the burden of.
synonyms
Exact(12)
Some players are lightening up.
Restaurants and food companies are lightening recipes and portion sizes.
The big difference is that younger artists are lightening up on his formal density and his conceptual gravity.
Today, Americans are lightening up their office wardrobes but want to live in ponderous remakes of period-style houses.
How do you write about skating tricks that are lightening fast, but technically complicated — and that are so visual?
Travelers eager to avoid -- long waits at airports caused by heightened security are lightening their load and sending their luggage ahead.
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Their homemaking burdens are lightened by nannies and cleaning ladies.
These heavy proteins are lightened up with the ubiquitous bang-bang, a Thai chili sauce that is particularly incendiary.
Open 10am-5pm Monday to Saturday and 1-5pm on Sunday, its mildly dingy confines are lightened by panels of stained glass.
Just put enough on that the freckles are lightened to a good extent, just for now.
The house arrest is lightening up [laughs].
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